Main picture: Samurai cavalry charge in the battle of Nagashino 1575. The Samurai were mowed down by the opposition's more advanced weapons. The portraits are of the three warlords most responsible for uniting Japan; Oda Nobonaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Bottom: Himeji Castle known as The White Heron. This is the original artwork from Look and Learn no. 449 (22 August 1970). zMilitary zHistorical zPortrait zArchitecture